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The KSR Bengaluru City Junction–Kannur Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between KSR Bengaluru and Kannur in India. It is currently being operated with 16511/16512 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

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Bangalore City–Kannur Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	8 December 2007; 14 years ago (2007-12-08)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Termini	KSR Bengaluru (SBC) Kannur (CAN)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	501 km (311 mi)
Average journey time	13h 5m
Service frequency	Daily[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	16517/16518
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	38 km/h (24 mph), including halts

Service

The 16511/KSR Bengaluru City–Kannur Express has an average speed of 38 km/hr and covers 501 km in 13h 5m. The 16512/Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 36 km/hr and covers 501 km in 13h 45m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Bangalore City
• Kunigal
• Shravanabelagola
• Hassan Junction
• Sakleshpur
• Subrahmanya Road
• Kabaka Puttur
• Bantwal(BC Road)
• Mangalore Junction
• Mangalore Central
• Kasaragod
• Kanhangad
• Nileshwar
• Payyanur
• Kannur

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 9 Sleeper coaches
• 4 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive between Bangalore and Mangalore Central and Erode/Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAP-4 based electric locomotive between Mangalore Central and Kannur .

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Mangaluru Central

See also

• Bangalore City railway station
• Kannur railway station
• Yesvantpur–Kannur Express

Notes

References

External links

• 16517/KSR Bengaluru City–Kannur Express India Rail Info
• 16518/Kannur–KSR Bengaluru City Express India Rail Info

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